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I lost an earring the other day. Handmade by a Zuni silversmith out of old turquoise and silver, I bought the pair in Sedona, in 1986, when my husband and I were courting. When I noticed it was gone, I retraced my steps, and then retraced them again. And again. I woke in the middle of the night grieving my lost … Continue reading Lost and Found

I'm just back from two days at Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, a three hour drive south from Santa Fe, down almost 6000 feet in elevation, to a small town snuggled up against the black Turtleback mountains. The town was built around naturally occurring hot springs, and it was here that Geronimo was finally captured as he … Continue reading Something from Nothing

  Today is the Day of the Dead, celebrated all over the world, a day meant to honor our ancestors and  welcome them back into the realm of the living.  It's a day-pass kind of thing, and it's assumed they will depart when the clock strikes midnight. I only mention this because while there are … Continue reading Remember

  I had dental surgery last week. It felt like a jackhammer was inside my mouth for forty-five minutes. Fortunately, the dentist shot me up with something that let me detach a bit from what was relentlessly happening in my mouth, and focus on the piped in music. It was a beautiful, heart-tugging arrangement for piano of John Denver's You fill … Continue reading WANT

  I am just back from spending six weeks with my daughter and her husband on their five acre organic farm in Northern Rivers, Australia. It's winter down under, and climate change has arrived. The days are already reaching 80 degrees, and the locals predict  summer temperatures of 110 degrees and hotter. The area is lush.... … Continue reading enough